Will the School Close?

Written by Keith Saturday, 13 March 2010 20:46

Now, 50 years after Lime Springs High School ceased to exist, there is a possibility that the Lime Springs/Chester Elementary School will close!

The lead article in this week's Lime Springs Herald discusses the subject. You can read it here: http://limespringsherald.com.

I suspect this is a direct result of the financial problems the state of Iowa has, which resulted in a significant reduction in the amount of money for schools.

Visit Lime Springs NOW!

Written by Keith Saturday, 13 March 2010 10:38

If you haven't visited Lime Springs for awhile, you can do so right now, courtesy of Google!

Google Maps offers a feature called Street View. This feature provides a recent photographic view of the area. Of course not all areas are covered, but Lime Springs is!

Let's check it out:

1. For convenience, open a new tab on your browser or a new window. In the new tab or window----
   
   
2. Go to http://maps.google.com/
   
   
3. In the Search window, type the zip: 52155 and click "Search Maps." That should open a map centered on Lime Springs.
   
   
4. Click on the "+" sign or slide the slider up to zoom in on our town. Stop when the town fills the entire window.
   
   
5. See the little orange-colored man near the upper left corner? Drag him onto the map. Notice that some roads become outlined in blue? The blue indicates that Street View is available anyplace along that street or road.
   
   
6. Drop the little orange man on a blue-lined street at the "five corners" area of Lime Springs. Are you surprised? Amazing!
   
   
7. Go to the circle in the upper left corner. Drag the little "N" around the circle to see how the view changes. It gives a 360* view from the present location!
   
   
8. Play around and enjoy!
   
   

You can move the view to any point on the blue-lined streets. Use it to check out where the Presbyterian Church used to be, Lidtke Mill, and Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

I find this feature interesting and useful. When going to new places, I can use Street View to get a preview of the actual area to which I am going.

And don't forget, Google also offers Satellite view! This is also very useful in searching out places of interest.

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Wendell VanderBie: R.I.P.

Written by Keith Saturday, 13 March 2010 10:00

(Updated March 16.)

Wendell VanderBie, long-time hardwareman in Lime Springs, passed away March 12.

Wendell and his late wife Peg were a significant part of the Lime Springs community for decades, as were his parents (Roy and Bessie before him. They operated the Our Own Hardware store which was located on the flat-iron shaped corner in Lime Springs, now the attractive VanderBie Park.

Wendell, in his 90s, was preceded in death by wives Peg and Marie and son-in-law Norman Stevenson. Daughter Ann Stevenson, Stewartville, MN, survives.

Our sympathy to Ann during this difficult period in her life.

Update:

The obituary, with picture, can be read here:

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=5&a=443336